Economy & Politics

White House 2016: Lindsey Graham Drops out Republican Race

Republican presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham has announced he is dropping out of the race for GOP's nomination. The South Carolina…

8 years ago

Spain Elections 2015: Podemos and Ciudadanos Win a Third of Seats

Spain faces political uncertainty after new movements Podemos and Ciudadanos won nearly a third of the seats in the country's…

8 years ago

Spain Elections 2015: More than Two Parties Compete for Power for First Time in Decades

Spanish voters are to go to the polls in a landmark election that will see more than two parties compete…

8 years ago

Democratic Debate: Bernie Sanders Apologizes to Hillary Clinton

Democrat presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has apologized to fellow candidate Hillary Clinton after his staff stole valuable voting data from…

8 years ago

Brazil’s Pro-Austerity Finance Minister Joaquim Levy Quits

Brazil’s Finance Minister Joaquim Levy has resigned as Latin America's largest economy struggles to recover from recession. Joaquim Levy has…

8 years ago

Rwanda Referendum: Paul Kagame Allowed to Extend Term in Office

The majority of Rwandans have voted to allow President Paul Kagame to extend his term in office, initial referendum results…

8 years ago

Rwanda Referendum 2015: President Paul Kagame Seeks Third Term

Rwanda is voting in a referendum on a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term…

8 years ago

Argentina Announces Relaxation of Forex Controls

Argentina’s government has announced a relaxation of currency controls. According to experts, the move is likely to weaken the local…

8 years ago

Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates by 0.25 Percentage Points

The Federal Reserve has announced it is raising interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. This is the US rate’s first…

8 years ago

Stock Markets Rise Ahead of Fed Interest Rate Decision

Shares and bond markets have climbed on what is expected to be the first rise in US interest rates in…

8 years ago